It seems the final curtain call until bulger wraps up his interviews and. Baker, a film detailing the life and music of drummer ginger baker, is a documentary as entertaining and impressive as one of mr. Youll love the idea that someone like this deserves a movie, but with the whole of heavy metal in his debt, the. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing beware of mr. Baker 2012 filmmaker jay bulger interviews ginger baker, legendary and often volatile drummer of the rock groups cream and blind faith. Nov 18, 2017 explore yachatsraybobs board beware of mr. Baker catapults the viewer into his beat with every smash of the bass drum there is a man behind it smashing his way through life. Baker presents a cleareyed, thoroughly gripping look at one of rocks greatest and most personally. A documentary about the angriest old man of music, drummer ginger baker, who is filmed whacking the interviewer with his cane, can only be.
I offer this rant of a prelude to let you know that i dont let these movies into my life lightly, and beware of mr. At home with rock n roll monster ginger baker, creams legendary. The consensus reads, free of the hagiographic overtones that dog many documentary profiles, beware of mr. Spitting obscenities at the films director, jay bulger, baker recalls his days as. It is the perfect way to begin a film about such a volatile and borderline crazy figure who was blessed with a prodigious talent but finds it hard to function without the protective shield of his drum kit. At home with rock n roll monster ginger baker, creams legendary scarletmaned, hellraising drummer. Free of the hagiographic overtones that dog many documentary profiles, beware of mr. With ginger baker, femi kuti, eric clapton, stewart copeland. See more ideas about ginger baker, eric clapton and jack bruce. At an hour and a half, the film moves quickly, and the clips of baker drumming are breathtaking.
Dokumentarfilmer jay bulger hat sich dem legendaren creamschlagzeuger ginger baker fur seinen film beware of mr. A deceptively unconventional rock n roll tale of drink, drugs, drums and ponies, bulgers beware of mr. Qualifizierte bestellungen werden kostenlos geliefert. Baker, the documentary about the legendary drummer, ginger baker, begins with the man giving the director a bloody nose within the opening minute.
Following various periods of druginduced selfdestruction and. From cream to blind faith and beyond, beware of mr. This documentary about ginger baker, drummer for cream and blind faith, includes interviews with eric clapton, steve winwood, carlos santana and more. A couple of the sentiments expressed by former bandmates feel somewhat contrived, but really an overall excellent film for any fan of cream, blind faith, etc. Baker is a 2012 american documentary film by jay bulger about the jazz and rock drummer ginger baker. With every smash of the drum is a man smashing through life, and smashing the filmmakers nose on the last day of filming. Ginger baker is known for playing in cream and blind faith, but the worlds greatest drummer didnt hit his stride until 1972, when he arrived in nigeria and discovered fela kutis afrobeat. Ginger baker looks back on his musical career with cream and blind faith. Directed by jay bulger and starring ginger baker, eric clapton, jack bruce and steve winwood. But when we are always being told that books and movies have to have sympathetic lead characters well. Edition discs price new from used from dvd please retry 1. The film won several awards and was nominated for the grierson award at the 2012 london film festival. Baker 2012 ginger baker is wellknown for his smashing work in cream and blind faith, but the worlds greatest and most volatile drummer didnt really hit his stride until 1972, when he journeyed to nigeria and discovered the sounds of fela kutis afrobeat. As soon as i heard this movie was being made some 2 years ago, i anticipated its release, however i never did expect such a well done piece of film on ginger.
Baker begins, with a frenzied solo by legendary cream drummer ginger baker on the soundtrack, and video footage of him arguing with bulger, then rapping him in the face with a cane. Born in south east london the same week the nazis began bombing, ginger bakers first memory was running after a train that carried his father off to death in. Baker is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Bulger first met baker several years ago, while crashing at bakers south african compound to write an.
Baker 2012 starring ginger baker and john lydon on dvd and bluray. Being a huge fan, i had to see this movie, and i am glad i did. If you are a serious rock fan, this documentary is for you. A documentary about the angriest old man of music, drummer ginger baker, who is. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. The blow broke the documentarists nose, and were shown it at the beginning and end of beware of mr baker. Jack bruce on what he thought of the film beware of mr baker.
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